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To clean up a broken Mercury thermometer, carefully sweep up the glass and mercury using gloves and paper towels. Place the broken pieces in a sealed plastic bag, and open windows to ventilate the area. Contact your local waste management facility for proper disposal instructions.
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If a thermometer breaks and the mercury goes in your pool is it dangerous?
Yes, it is dangerous if mercury from a broken thermometer enters your pool. Mercury is a toxic substance that can be harmful if ingested or inhaled, and it can contaminate the water in your pool. It is important to contact a professional to safely clean and remove the mercury from the pool.
How cold would it have to be in order to freeze a mercury thermometer?
Mercury freezes at -38.83°C (-37.89°F). In order to freeze a mercury thermometer, the temperature would have to be lower than this point. However, prolonged exposure to temperatures below freezing may damage the thermometer.
Would the mercury in a broken thermometer be enough to contaminate the air in a classroom above acceptable levels?
It is unlikely that the amount of mercury in a single thermometer would be enough to significantly contaminate the air in a typical classroom. However, it is important to properly clean up and dispose of any spilled mercury to prevent exposure to harmful levels. If there is a spill, follow appropriate cleanup protocols and ensure proper ventilation in the area.
Would a common mercury thermometer be feasible if glass and mercury expanded at the same rates for changes in temperature?
No, even if glass and mercury expanded at the same rates, a common mercury thermometer would not be feasible because the volume of mercury would still change non-linearly with temperature due to its high thermal expansion coefficient. This would result in inaccurate temperature measurements.
Would you rather use alcohol or Mercury in a thermometer?
Alcohol is a safer choice for a thermometer liquid as it is not as toxic as mercury, making it safer for both human health and the environment. Mercury can be harmful if it leaks or is accidentally ingested, whereas alcohol is less harmful if exposed.
Why not mercury thermometer is used to measure temperature of hot milk?
It could be used to do this - it is capable of doing it. However, Mercury is poisonous and a mercury thermometer is made out of fragile glass. Thus the danger that the thermometer would break releasing mercury into the milk (which would be for a person to drink) means that a mercury thermomiter is not the temperature sensor to use in this instance.
Which thermometr will you take when you go to south expedition mercury or alchol?
An Alcohol thermometer would be the best as it is more sensitive than the mercury thermometer.
If a thermometer breaks and the mercury goes in your pool is it dangerous?
Yes, it is dangerous if mercury from a broken thermometer enters your pool. Mercury is a toxic substance that can be harmful if ingested or inhaled, and it can contaminate the water in your pool. It is important to contact a professional to safely clean and remove the mercury from the pool.
Why cant you use a mercury thermometer to measure the melting point of gold?
The thermometer would melt
How cold would it have to be in order to freeze a mercury thermometer?
Mercury freezes at -38.83°C (-37.89°F). In order to freeze a mercury thermometer, the temperature would have to be lower than this point. However, prolonged exposure to temperatures below freezing may damage the thermometer.
Why would a mercury thermometer not work below -39 degrees Celsius?
Mercury freezes at around -39 degrees Celsius, so below this temperature, the mercury in the thermometer would solidify and no longer be able to expand and contract with changes in temperature, rendering the thermometer unusable.
What would you measure temperature with?
A Mercury thermometer (but not a medical one!)
Why would you use alcohol thermometer rather then a mercury thermometer in the north pole?
because it would turn to ice and alcohol wouldn't
Would the mercury in a broken thermometer be enough to contaminate the air in a classroom above acceptable levels?
It is unlikely that the amount of mercury in a single thermometer would be enough to significantly contaminate the air in a typical classroom. However, it is important to properly clean up and dispose of any spilled mercury to prevent exposure to harmful levels. If there is a spill, follow appropriate cleanup protocols and ensure proper ventilation in the area.
What would you measure water temperature with?
A mercury thermometer (but not a medical one!)
Would a common mercury thermometer be feasible if glass and mercury expanded at the same rates for changes in temperature?
No, even if glass and mercury expanded at the same rates, a common mercury thermometer would not be feasible because the volume of mercury would still change non-linearly with temperature due to its high thermal expansion coefficient. This would result in inaccurate temperature measurements.
What is the function of constriction in clinical thermometer?
In case of ordinary thermometer if the thermometer is taken out the body whose temperature has been seen, the Mercury would fall down as the bulb gets cooled. But in case of clinical thermometer even after the thermometer has been taken out of the mouth of the patient the level of mercury would be held at the same level though the bulb falls to the room temperature. So doctor could see the temperature liesurely. To bring back the mercury to lowest level we have to give jerks to the thermometer by shaking it.
